Thursday, 24 August 2017

Have we detected a new flavor of gravitational wave?

Have we detected a new flavor of gravitational wave?
Speculation based on hints from researchers on twitter is running rampant that LIGO has detected gravitational waves from a source other than colliding black holes. LIGO's current observational run ends on 25 August and any signals that were detected during the run will be announced soon thereafter.

Story via New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144937-exclusive-we-may-have-detected-a-new-kind-of-gravitational-wave/

#physics #LIGO #neutronstars #gravitationalWaves #science


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